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North Korea’s new destroyers, China border trade and Seoul’s coexistence dilemma
NK News Senior Analytic Correspondent Colin Zwirko joins this week’s podcast to discuss North Korea’s naval modernization push, from Kim Jong Un’s lat...
Jul 08, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Seoul launches new team to counter North Korean drone and nuclear threats
Seoul has launched a new security organization to protect national facilities and citizens from potential threats posed by North Korea’s nuclear weapo...
Jul 07, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
The Carrier Question, Asked Honestly
Carriers are simultaneously the most useful and most targetable assets afloat. Both facts are true; policy must hold them together.
Jul 06, 2026 · J. Callas
Kim Jong Un watches cruise missile tests from new 5,000-ton destroyer
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a cruise missile test from a new 5,000-ton warship on Friday, as part of the first evaluation of the vessel’s ...
Jul 05, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
The Age of Alliance Hedging
Middle powers are no longer choosing sides; they are choosing overlapping memberships and calling it strategy.
Jul 04, 2026 · D. OkaforOriginally on Geopolitics
No reports of North Korean GPS jamming near maritime border, Seoul says
South Korea’s state-run radio frequency regulator said it has not detected North Korean GPS jamming near its western island close to the inter-Korean ...
Jul 03, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
NATO ponders how to defend Eastern Europe as America pulls back
German tanks are returning to a region they once razed
Jul 02, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Seoul holds live-fire drills near disputed sea border with North Korea
South Korean marines fired hundreds of rounds for a maritime live-fire exercise near the disputed western sea border with North Korea on Thursday, dep...
Jul 02, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Djibouti Approves Further Basing Expansion on Its Coastline
A new logistics pier and expanded airfield apron add capacity to one of the world's densest concentrations of foreign bases.
Jul 01, 2026 · Staff
Destroyer deployment, missile tests, drone warfare and North Korea’s near misses
This week’s episode of the NK News Podcast looks at North Korea’s military modernization, from Kim Jong Un’s new 5,000-ton Choe Hyon destroyer to rece...
Jul 01, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Seoul says it tracked North Korea missile test despite no real-time alert
South Korea’s defense ministry on Monday sought to dispel speculation that the military failed to detect North Korea’s June 25 missile launch and said...
Jun 30, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Challenging China’s maritime militia
Executive summary Introduction The ‘First Island Chain’ is a site of intense geopolitical contestation. Along it, the People’s Republic of China (PRC)...
Jun 29, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail